CVE-2018-3293 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Oracle VM VirtualBox versions prior to 5.2.20, specifically within its Core subcomponent. This easily exploitable flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with local logon access to the infrastructure to compromise VirtualBox, potentially leading to a complete takeover. While successful exploitation requires human interaction from a non-attacker, the impact can extend to other products beyond VirtualBox, with significant consequences for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_virtualbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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